Tackle

Definition of tackle:

part of speech: noun

The ropes, rigging, etc., of a ship: tools, weapons: ropes, etc., for raising heavy weights: a pulley.

part of speech: noun

Tools, & c.; ropes and pulleys for raising heavy weights; ropes of a ship.

part of speech: verb

To harness: ( prov.) to seize or take hold of.

part of speech: verb

To harness; seize or lay hold of.

part of speech: noun

The ropes, pulleys, etc., of a vessel; an apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of pulleys and ropes; equipment; gear; as, hunting or fishing tackle.

part of speech: verb

To harness; take hold of.

Usage examples for tackle:

• Don't tackle your father, my son! "The Jungle Book", Rudyard Kipling.

• It's all right, I won't attempt to tackle him till you have. "The Crime Doctor", Ernest William Hornung.

• Look here, Steve, if you'll tackle it now, I'll help you all I can with it. "Left End Edwards", Ralph Henry Barbour.

• Tackle that will not stand this had better be given away or destroyed,- the latter for choice. "Scotch Loch-Fishing", AKA Black Palmer, William Senior.